11-17-2022, 05:49 AM | #21 |
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Really happy I went to watch Mich-Pitt and VCU-Ariz St at Barclays rather than stay home to watch (whatever ESPN+ ended up showing of) this game.
Sounds like we had a nightmare of a 2nd half shooting the ball. Thought guys like Nolley and DDJ would be able to bail us out on offense this season, but I guess that's asking too much. The good news is that hopefully this lights a fire under us going into Maui and we rise to the occasion. 2-1 seems like a great outcome no matter how the wins come. |
11-17-2022, 07:20 AM | #22 |
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I haven't given up on Miller, it wasn't pretty but he's only in year two. He does seem to have a major issue in that he wants to be a hands-off, let the guys play type coach, but we don't have the players for it. To be that type of coach, he needs guys who play hard and smart all of the time. The only player on the team who consistently plays both hard and smart is DDJ (Newman is the other if he was healthy). You can say he hasn't gotten his recruits in, but the transfers aren't exactly bringing it either.
Davenport and Nolley are lazy on both ends of the court - especially in regards to rebounding - more often than not. Their shot selection and decision making is at best questionable. Phinisee/MAW are great on defense, but on offense they take shots they shouldn't (in Phinisee's case that is any shot that's not a layup). It's hard to be hands off if guys make poor decisions over and over and nothing changes. At some point he has to start benching guys. But he also has a brand/style he's trying to promote to recruits, so he wants them to see his hands of style on the court. It's a delicate balance, but at this point it seems like he needs to take more control. Last edited by skyblade; 11-17-2022 at 07:25 AM. |
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Do you think his style will work better as we accrue better talent over these next few years? |
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Nolley had zero rim attempts last night but 7 midrange jumpers. He converts a miserable 42% from 2 in his career, and shot selection has a lot to do with that. We knew that going in based on his Memphis numbers, but what really concerns me is the drastic drop in his assist rate from 17 career to 8 this season. His best attribute is offense creation with size, and we simply aren't using it. As a group, our guards and wings (DDJ,MAW,Phinisee,Nolley,Davenport) converted zero buckets at the rim. Tough to win like that. Davenport and Hensley combined for 1 total rebound. That's completely embarrassing for the power forward position against a team like NKU. |
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11-17-2022, 11:56 AM | #26 |
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Is it me, or does our guards ignore Vik on offense. Too too many games so far, that Vik sprints the floor only to be ignored.
I guess that's why the need for a true pg is a must. Vik would be averaging 20+ points possibly. Same could be said for Kalu. Kalu played with an edge, but no passes. Hopefully Wes can't wait to truly have his own guys, for fair assessments. If our Guard/Forwards can not consistently get to the basket,or make plays for others that are obviously open, this may be a long season |
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The scouting report is simple, don't let DDJ comfortably handle the ball, cover Davenport and Nolley closely (but if you lose track of Nolley it's not really a huge deal), dare everyone else to beat you and don't cover Phinisee. |
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11-17-2022, 05:19 PM | #28 |
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Agree, we're really easy to scout right now. Double DDJ and maybe Nolley. Don't help off of Davenport. Play off MAW and Phinisee.
Newman and Skillings have shown flashes of driving ability. Hopefully Skillings isn't out too long. |
11-17-2022, 07:46 PM | #29 | |
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He doesn't shoot well off the dribble and doesn't get to the rim. He likes to take bad shots and unlike DDJ, doesn't make the bad shots at a high enough rate that they become good shots. He can get hot, but overall is not going to shoot a good percentage. Chad and others built him up as being far better than the stats say he is and that he was being held back in Memphis. The first 3 real (D1) games indicate that he is actually who he was at Memphis. |
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